Louis Nerz (1866 in

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. He is also credited as Ludwig Nerz.

Selected filmography

Screenwriter * ''

The Grinning Face ''The Grinning Face'' (German:''Das grinsende Gesicht''), aka ''The Man Who Laughs'', is a 1921 Austrian-German silent horror film directed by Julius Herska and starring Franz Höbling, Nora Gregor and Lucienne Delacroix. It is an adaptation o ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Venus ''The Venus'' (German: ''Die Venus'') is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Hans Homma and starring Raoul Aslan, Magda Sonja and Nora Gregor.Caneppele & Krenn p.191 Cast * Raoul Aslan as Paul Greville * Magda Sonja as Gräfin * Nora Grego ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Marquise of Clermont ''The Marquise of Clermont'' (German: ''Die Marquise von Clermont'') is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Hans Homma and starring Grit Haid, Egon Friedell and Adolf Weisse.Caneppele & Krenn p.189 Cast * Grit Haid as Germaine * Egon Fried ...

'' (1922) * ''

Meriota the Dancer ''Meriota the Dancer'' (German: ''Meriota, die Tänzerin'') is a 1922 Austrian silent historical film directed by Julius Herska and starring Maria Mindzenty, Nora Gregor and Oscar Beregi Sr.Büttner & Dewald p.508 Cast * Maria Mindzenty as ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Hell of Barballo ''The Hell of Barballo'' (German: ''Die Hölle von Barballo'') is a 1923 Austrian silent drama film directed by Hans Homma and starring Grit Haid, Hilde Schulz and Albert von Kersten.Shand p.222 Cast * Grit Haid * Hilde Schulz * Pauline Schwe ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Hands of Orlac ''The Hands of Orlac'' may refer to: * ''Les Mains d'Orlac'', a novel by Maurice Renard and several adaptations of that novel: * The Hands of Orlac (1924 film), ''The Hands of Orlac'' (1924 film), an Austrian film * The Hands of Orlac (1935 film) ...

'' (1924) * '' Pension Groonen'' (1925) * '' Der Rosenkavalier'' (1926) * ''

Eros in Chains ''Eros in Chains'' (German: ''Eros in Ketten'') is a 1929 Austrian-German silent film, silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Emmy Flemmich, Maly Delschaft and Walter Slezak.Dassanowsky p.38 Cast * Emmy Flemmich as Frau Maria Re ...

'' (1929)

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

References

External links

* 1866 births 1938 deaths Austrian male screenwriters Austrian male film actors 20th-century Austrian male actors 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers People from Mimoň Austrian people of German Bohemian descent {{Austria-film-bio-stub